Stuard pulls in front by a shot in Honolulu

Brian Stuard, who shot another 65 for a one-shot lead after two rounds, hits on the ninth hole at Waialae Country Club.

Brian Stuard, who shot another 65 for a one-shot lead after two...

HONOLULU — Brian Stuard had his fourth straight round of 65 at the Sony Open. Too bad it's only Friday.

Stuard finished his second round with a hybrid into 2 feet for eagle. That gave him a one-shot lead over Marc Leishman of Australia and Hideto Tanihara of Japan going into the weekend at Waialae Country Club.

Stuard, a 31-year-old from Michigan who is in his third year on the PGA Tour, was at 10-under 130.

He had a 65-65 weekend at Waialae last year to tie for fifth. This was his seventh straight round in the 60s at Waialae dating to his first trip in 2010.

“I think it's something to do with the greens,” Stuard said. “I feel comfortable on the greens. I feel like I read them pretty well and I'm able to make putts.”

Leishman also made an eagle on the ninth hole, but that was in the middle of his round. And it was part of a three-hole stretch he played in 4-under, and he made a 25-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole. It led to a 64 that put him in a good spot for the weekend.

“They're the sort of things that really turn an average round into a good one, or a good one into a great one,” Leishman said. “It was nice to shoot 6-under and get myself right in it.”

The fans soaking up the sun on another gorgeous day off the shores of Oahu took home some memories.

James Hahn made an albatross — the rarest shot in golf — when he holed out from 191 yards on the par-5 ninth hole. Earlier in the day, in South Africa, Joost Luiten made an albatross in the Volvo Golf Champions in South Africa. There was only one albatross on the European Tour last year, and just two on the PGA Tour.

Hahn said it was the second albatross of his career. He made a 2 on a par 5 in Mexico when he was on the Nationwide Tour.

“Been there, done that,” he said

A big attraction was having surf champion Kelly Slater in the gallery. He was there to watch a caddie — fellow surfer Benji Weatherley — who is on the bag for Adam Scott.

Scott was three shots behind, as was Boerne's Jimmy Walker, who shot a 66. Texas-ex Jordan Spieth shot a 71 and missed the cut at 1-over.